Canada men's national water polo team

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Canada
Flag of Canada.svg
FINA codeCAN
AssociationWater Polo Canada
ConfederationUANA (Americas)
Head coachGiuseppe Porzio
Asst coachJonathan del Galdo
Brian Parillo
CaptainNicolas Constantin-Bicari
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current19 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest7 (2015)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances4 (first in 1972)
Best result9th place (1976)
World Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1975)
Best result8th place (2009)
World League
Appearances11 (first in 2005)
Best result5th place (2008)
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (first in 1963)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2011, 2019)
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2011, 2013, 2015)
Commonwealth Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2002)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2002)
Media
Websitewaterpolo.ca

The Canada men's national water polo team represents Canada in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). The team qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China by finishing fourth at 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Romania.

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Canada men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

World Championship[]

FINA World League[]

  • 2005 – Semifinal round[1]
  • 2006 – 9th place
  • 2007 – 7th place
  • 2008 – 6th place
  • 2011 – 7th place
  • 2012 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
  • 2013 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
  • 2014 – 6th place
  • 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
  • 2018 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
  • 2019 – 8th place

Pan American Games[]

  • 1963 – 4th place
  • 1967 – 5th place
  • 1971 – 5th place
  • 1975 – 4th place
  • 1979 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1983 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1987 – 4th place
  • 1991 – 4th place
  • 1995 – 5th place
  • 1999 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2003 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2007 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2011 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2015 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2019 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal

ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)[]

  • 2011 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2013a – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2013b – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2015 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2017 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2019 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

Commonwealth Championship[]

  • 2002 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2006 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal

Team[]

Current squad[]

Squad for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2]

Head coach: Italy Giuseppe Porzio

№ Name Pos. Height Weight L/R Date of birth 2016/17 club
1 GK 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) R 24 August 1993
2 D R 30 April 1996
3 CF R 15 June 1997
4 (c) CF 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb) R 5 December 1991
5 D 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) R 11 February 1995
6 D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) R 8 May 1991
7 Reuel D'Souza D 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) R 10 March 1999
8 D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) R 30 June 1994
9 Dušan Radojčić CF 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) R 31 January 1993
10 D R 15 August 1997
11 CF 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) R 11 December 1989
12 D R 13 March 1994
13 Robin Randall GK R 1 May 1980

Past squads[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Budapest 2017 Canadian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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